Monthly Archives: January 2024

Book Review: Lingo

Posted on January 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

Lingo: Around Europe In Sixty Languages, by Gaston Dorren I probably would have enjoyed this book a lot more had it not been for the very beginning and very end of the book. In the first paragraph of the book proper, the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Early Chinese Empires

Posted on January 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Early Chinese Empires: Qin And Han, by Mark Edward Lewis While this book is by no means perfect, it is the sort of book that someone could profitably read if they had very little knowledge about Chinese history and wanted … Continue reading →

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Anyone Could Have Done That

Posted on January 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

You know you are having a bad day as a college athlete, or any other kind of athlete, when a fairly ordinary casual fan of college football not only knows your jersey number, but knows enough to recognize that you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Imperial Capitals Of China

Posted on January 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Imperial Capitals Of Chian: A Dynastic History Of The Celestial Empire, by Arthur Cotterell When one examines the history of a civilization that has lasted as long as China has, one of the aspects of the empires that have existed … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gettysburg

Posted on January 8, 2024 by nathanalbright

Gettysburg, by Stephen W. Sears This particular book is precisely the sort of one-volume battle study one wants for a battle like Gettysburg. For nearly as long as it has taken since the battle itself, Gettysburg was viewed as the high … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A People’s History Of The Civil War

Posted on January 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

A People’s History Of The Civil War: Struggles For The Meaning Of Freedom, by David Williams It is no surprise that this book is terrible. The book is a doctrinaire Marxist text about a deeply complex and deeply controversial topic; there is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Calculus Of Violence

Posted on January 6, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Calculus Of Violence: How Americans Fought The Civil War, by Aaron Sheehan-Dean When the author writes of the violence of the Civil War as being a calculus, many people may immediately think that this means some kind of bloodless , … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Soldier Of Destiny

Posted on January 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

Soldier Of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, And The Redemption Of Ulysses S. Grant, by John Reeves This book is, at least so far, the best book by far that John Reeves has written. That said, it is not nearly the sort of book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The World Jesus Entered

Posted on January 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

The World Jesus Entered: A Social And Cultural Introduction To Christianity In Its First Two Centuries, by Jon Davies [Note: I received a personal copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.] This is the second book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: From Antioch To Babylon

Posted on January 3, 2024 by nathanalbright

From Antioch To Babylon: The First Two Centuries Of Christianity In The Middle East, by Jon Davies [Note: This book was provided free of charge by the author in exchange for an honest review.] On its face, the idea of this book … Continue reading →

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